Women's Basketball | 6/21/2025 8:44:00 PM

HEFEI, China – Norfolk State women's basketball star Diamond Johnson has inked a professional contract, signing with Hefei of the Women's Chinese Basketball Association (WCBA).
 
Established in 2002 as the women's counterpart to the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), the WCBA is the top women's professional basketball league in China. Hefei competes in the league's "Group B" division, comprised of nine teams.
 
Located in Hefei, the capital of Anhui, China, the basketball club posted a 16-16 record last season. The squad featured several standout players, including former Stanford all-American Kiana Williams.
 
Johnson has continued to shine since the end of her senior season, earning Most Valuable Player honors at the Women's College All-Star Game with a 21-point performance. She received a training camp contract in April with the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.
 
Bestowed the 2024-25 MEAC Player of the Year award, Johnson led the Spartans to back-to-back MEAC Tournament titles in 2024 and 2025. Averaging 18.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game this past season, she earned a spot on two prestigious postseason award watchlists: The Dawn Staley Award and Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year.
 
Recording 3.6 steals per game during the 2024-25 campaign, Johnson ranked fifth nationally in the category. She also eclipsed 2,000 career points, achieving the feat across a decorated career against Big Ten, ACC, and MEAC competition.
 
Johnson led the Spartans to a 30-5 record last season, the winningest campaign of the program's Division I history, while producing a perfect 16-0 mark in MEAC play. Norfolk State finished the season ranked No. 5 in the College Insider Mid-Major Top 25 poll.
 
Johnson was named to the MEAC All-Tournament team for both championship runs, earning MEAC Tournament Most Outstanding Player honors after winning the 2024 title.
 
Etching herself through the Norfolk State record books, Johnson scored the most points in a single season in the program's Division I history (663) in 2024-25, knocking down the most 3-pointers as well (70).
 
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